1923 in Australia
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Henry Forster
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes, then Stanley Bruce
Population	5,693,369
Elections	Queensland

See also: 1922 in Australia, other events of 1923, 1924 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 State premiers 1.2 State governors 2 Events 3 Science and technology 4 Arts and literature 5 Film 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also 10 References

[edit] Incumbents

• Monarch – King George V
• Governor General – Henry Forster
• Prime Minister – Billy Hughes (until February 8), then Stanley Bruce

[edit] State premiers

• Premier of New South Wales – George Fuller
• Premier of Queensland – Ted Theodore
• Premier of South Australia – Henry Barwell
• Premier of Tasmania – John Hayes (until August 13), then Sir Walter Lee (until October 25), then Joseph Lyons
• Premier of Victoria – Harry Lawson
• Premier of Western Australia – James Mitchell

[edit] State governors

• Governor of New South Wales – Sir Walter Davidson (until September 16)
• Governor of Queensland – Sir Matthew Nathan
• Governor of South Australia – Sir Tom Bridges
• Governor of Tasmania – none appointed
• Governor of Victoria – George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke
• Governor of Western Australia – Sir Francis Newdegate

[edit] Events

• February 8 – Billy Hughes resigns as Prime Minister, after the Country Party refuses to govern in coalition with him as the leader of the Nationalist Party. Hughes is succeeded by his Treasurer, Stanley Bruce.
• April 25 – The first Anzac Day dawn service is held in Albany, Western Australia.^[1]
• April 28 – Construction commences on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
• August 14 – John Hayes resigns as Premier of Tasmania after failing to resolve Tasmania's financial crisis. Sir Walter Lee becomes Premier for the second time.
• September 7 – Harry Lawson assumes office for a second term as Premier of Victoria, forming a National-Country Party ministry.
• October 10 – Telephone link between Sydney and Brisbane officially opened.
• October 12 – Cairns, Queensland is proclaimed a city.
• October 14 – Severe floods in Melbourne, two people drown.
• October 25 – Sir Walter Lee is defeated in a no-confidence motion, and Joseph Lyons becomes Premier of Tasmania.
• October 31 – The Marble Bar heat wave begins, which by 7 April 1924 will hold the world record for the longest number of consecutive days (160) in which a temperature above 100°Fahrenheit (37.8°Celsius) was recorded.^[2]
• November 1 – The 1923 Victorian Police strike begins, with half of the Victoria Police force standing down over the use of labour spies. Rioting and looting takes place in the Melbourne city centre.^[3]

[edit] Science and technology

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Film

[edit] Sport

• October 20 – Essendon wins the Premiership of the 1923 VFL season, defeating Fitzroy 8.15 (63) to 6.10 (46) at the MCG.
• Bitalli wins the Melbourne Cup
• Wynette wins the Caulfield Cup
• New South Wales wins the Sheffield Shield

[edit] Births

• January 3 - Bud Tingwell, actor
• March 15 - Lou Richards, Australian Rules footballer and media personality
• May 21 - Dorothy Hewett (d. 2002), poet and playwright
• June 15 - Ninian Stephen, Governor General of Australia
• June 25 - Harry Seidler (d. 2006), architect
• July 28 - Theo Bruce (d.2002), long jumper
• August 4 - Reg Grundy, media owner
• October 15 - Lindsay Thompson, Premier of Victoria

[edit] Deaths

• February 20 – Abraham Tobias Boas (b. 1844), Adelaide rabbi
• February 22 – John Jenkins (b. 1851), Premier of South Australia (1901–1905)
• March 18 – Thomas Allwright Dibbs (b. 1832), banker
• June 2 – Ted Banfield (b. 1852), naturalist and author (Confessions of a Beachcomber)
• June 4 – Hume Nisbet (b. 1849), artist
• June 6 – Sir Denison Miller (b. 1860), first governor of the Commonwealth Bank
• June 30 – John Henry Nicholson (b. 1838), teacher and writer
• July 26 – Bella Guerin (b. 1858), feminist and suffragist
• August 22 – James Burns (b. 1846), shipowner
• August 30 – Sir Pope Alexander Cooper (b. 1848), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
• September 14 – Edward Millen (b. 1860), journalist and politician
• September 26 – Charles Scrivener (b. 1855), surveyor of Canberra
• November 5 – Dowell Philip O'Reilly (b. 1865), poet, writer and politician
• November 27 – Penleigh Boyd (b. 1890), artist
• December 15 – Frank Morton (b. 1869), journalist and poet
• December 23 – Sir John Gordon (b. 1850), judge and politician

[edit] See also

• 1923
• 1920s

[edit] References